Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Chandrababu Naidu Joins Swachh Andhra Beach Cleanliness Drive
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu joined a beach-cleaning event in Visakhapatnam.
The event was part of the ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’ programme.
He helped people collect plastic and other waste from RK Beach.
Sanitation workers, volunteers, scuba divers and fishermen also took part.
Naidu spoke with the workers and watched the cleaning activities.
The programme encourages people to keep public places clean.
It also aims to protect the coast and nearby marine ecosystems from waste.
Naidu additionally opened a pilot site for recovering ocean plastic online and inspected a robot used to clean sewage systems.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu joined the ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’ programme at RK Beach on September 19, 2026.
Naidu helped sanitation workers, volunteers and scuba divers remove plastic waste and debris from the coastline.
He interacted with sanitation workers, fishermen and other participants during the cleanliness activities.
The initiative promotes sanitation, environmental awareness, responsible waste management and community participation.
Naidu virtually inaugurated an Ocean Plastic Recovery Centre pilot site and inspected a sewerage robot demonstrated by GVMC.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, sanitation workers, volunteers, scuba divers, fishermen and other participants.
- What
- A coastal cleanliness drive under the ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’ programme, along with the virtual inauguration of an Ocean Plastic Recovery Centre pilot site and an inspection of a sewerage robot.
- When
- Saturday, September 19, 2026.
- Where
- RK Beach and Pedda Jalaripeta in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To promote cleanliness, sanitation, environmental awareness, responsible waste management and public participation in maintaining coastal areas.
- Programme
- ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’
- Location
- RK Beach, Visakhapatnam
- Date
- September 19, 2026
- Waste addressed
- Plastic waste and debris along the coastline
- Pilot site
- Ocean Plastic Recovery Centre at Pedda Jalaripeta
- Technology demonstrated
- A sewerage robot for cleaning manholes and sewage drains
- Civic agency
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation